Thomas Sjöberg, born 1958 in

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, is a journalist and author based in

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. He began his career as journalist in the late 1970s and for several years filled in for others in contributing articles to newspapers such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Dagens Nyheter''. In the mid-1980s he switched to

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employment and worked for, among others, '' Nöjesguiden'' and '' Elle''. He made himself above all known as a writer of personal profiles and wrote a number of notable articles on people such as Berth Milton,

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, and Lennart Hyland. Sjöberg has taught biographical journalism and contributed to Swedish television. In the first decade of the 21st century Sjöberg was editor for '' Scanorama'', the in-flight

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published by the Scandinavian Airline

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. Sjöberg has also written several books (see below), the most controversial of which was ''

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: Den motvillige monarken'' (''Carl XVI Gustaf: The Unwilling Monarch''), which alleged that the Swedish king had frequented strip clubs managed by the Mafia. The book was assailed not only for probing into the

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(traditionally a tabooed subject in Sweden) but also for questions about the anonymity and credibility of the sources.Sjöberg insisted on the legitimacy of his sources, but Anders Lettström of Sweden's TV4 called the book's allegations "speculations, falsifications and slander." Nonetheless, the book became a national bestseller and in 2013 it was shortlisted by the Association for Investigative Journalism in Sweden as one of the most important revelations the last 25 years.

Books

Sjöberg, Thomas. (1996). ''Tommy Lindström: Mitt liv som snut'' (''Tommy Lindström: My Life as a Cop''). .
Sjöberg, Thomas. (1998). '' Ingvar Kamprad och hans

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: en svensk saga'' (''Ingvar Kamprad and His IKEA: A Swedish Story'') .
Sjöberg, Thomas. (2002). ''Private med Milton och Milton'' (''Private with Milton and Milton''). .
Sjöberg, Thomas. (2005). ''Barnflickan i

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: dramadokumentär'' (''The Nanny in Knutby: A Documentary Drama''). .
Sjöberg, Thomas. (2010). ''Carl XVI Gustaf: Den motvillige monarken'' (''Carl XVI Gustaf: The Unwilling Monarch''). . Sjöberg, Thomas (2013). ''Ingmar Bergman – En berättelse om kärlek, sex och svek''

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1958 births Living people Writers from Stockholm Swedish journalists {{Sweden-journalist-stub